When comparing netdata vs Stacer, the Slant community recommends Stacer for most people. In the question“What are the best system monitors for UNIX-like systems?” Stacer is ranked 4th while netdata is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Stacer is:
While older versions of Stacer were built with Electron, it's now been ported to C++ and Qt, which makes it fast and light on resources.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Pleasant UI
Very nice UI with a good overview and nice colours.
Pro Plug and play
No need to configure anything to get started.
Pro Access via web
NetData is accessible via the web. So even remote hosts can be monitored.
Pro Smooth installation and setup
Pro Fast and lightweight
While older versions of Stacer were built with Electron, it's now been ported to C++ and Qt, which makes it fast and light on resources.
Pro Good GUI
User-friendly interface.
Pro Feature rich
Stacer also lets you clean junk from your system, enable/disable startup of background services at boot time, etc.
Cons
Con Only in browser (if you use it together with atop, you can do without though)
The application is only accessible via the web browser. So if it's not running it has to be started and then accessed via the browser.